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package com.mu.jacob.core.generator;

import java.util.List;

import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;

/**
 * Jacob configuration interface
 * @author Adam Smyczek
 */
@ImplementedBy(DefaultConfig.class)
public interface Config {

	/**
	 * Delegate for Guice injector getInstance method
	 * @param <T> to return class type
	 * @param clazz the class
	 * @return instance of the class
	 */
	public <T> T getInstance(Class<T> clazz);
		
	/**
	 * @return model sets list containing all model classes
	 */
	public abstract List<ModelSet> getModelSets();

	/**
	 * @return class path required be the model classes
	 */
	public abstract String getClassPath();

}